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Earth Mission VISION: We want to see all people in remote Karen areas have access to high quality healthcare.

04/21/2026

Some moments we captured from boot camp 2026. You can see how hard these students had to work before beginning their EM educations. We're proud to have them join our team!

Some of our natural farming students set up a "sandwich" for the fish in our fish-farming pond. The sandwich is made of ...
04/18/2026

Some of our natural farming students set up a "sandwich" for the fish in our fish-farming pond. The sandwich is made of natural materials layered together to act as a long-term food source for the fish. The layers include straw, banana leaves, and chicken and cow manure. When the fish are well fed, they grow and reproduce, increasing our food supply and making RTC more self-reliant.

Year 1 students kick it off with team building exercises. We're so excited to watch this class learn and grow over the n...
04/17/2026

Year 1 students kick it off with team building exercises. We're so excited to watch this class learn and grow over the next five years!

This is our brand new neonatal unit in action. Our small but mighty tent is designed for newborn care, and this baby is ...
04/15/2026

This is our brand new neonatal unit in action. Our small but mighty tent is designed for newborn care, and this baby is its first patient! The little guy had a tough start, with a failed vacuum-assisted delivery leading to an emergency C-section. He's being treated for jaundice and cephalohematoma (blood under the scalp); that bright blue light helps to break down bilirubin in the skin.

Our new cohorts of PA and E-tech students have officially finished boot camp and started studying. It was a long, hard f...
04/13/2026

Our new cohorts of PA and E-tech students have officially finished boot camp and started studying. It was a long, hard four weeks, but that was the point: to test, strengthen, and prepare them. And it certainly didn't dampen their spirits; at the closing ceremony, the students talked the trainers into an impromptu dance! It covered all the hard moments the campers went through in the last month of training with joy and love.

04/12/2026

This year, the first group of students completed our brand-new, one-year Natural Farming program.

As much as people need medicine, they need food first and foremost; that's the idea that gave the Natural Farming program shape. When Dr. Chi, an expert in local farming, came to us about starting a school here, it was an answer to prayer.

There have been some challenges already — water buffalo trampling crops, rice-killing insect infestations, an excessively wet rainy season. But these are the kinds of issues we hope our program can find solutions to, and in doing so empower the entire local community.

Happy Easter, from our RTC community! Each year, it's a source of joy and hope. "Hope springs eternal in the human breas...
04/11/2026

Happy Easter, from our RTC community! Each year, it's a source of joy and hope.

"Hope springs eternal in the human breast:/ Man never is, but always to be blest./ The soul, uneasy and confined from home,/ Rests and expatiates in a life to come." – Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Man"

Our RTC campus is full of life. Doctors, nurses, PAs, and PA students treat patients. E-tech students handle constructio...
04/09/2026

Our RTC campus is full of life. Doctors, nurses, PAs, and PA students treat patients. E-tech students handle construction projects. Students in our new farming program grow crops. Staff members weave, cook, and teach. Kids play. RTC is a community unto itself!

One of the favorite pastimes of our female students: traditional Karen weaving. Here, these two women are making shirts....
04/07/2026

One of the favorite pastimes of our female students: traditional Karen weaving. Here, these two women are making shirts. These clothes are the sort we typically wear at holidays, celebrations, and church.

On Easter, we celebrate Christ's resurrection, His triumph over death. We know that, despite the suffering we see all ar...
04/05/2026

On Easter, we celebrate Christ's resurrection, His triumph over death. We know that, despite the suffering we see all around, the victory is already won.

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." – Revelation 21:4

He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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Health for the Hidden

The Karen are a people group concentrated along the Thai-Myanmar border. As peace in Myanmar struggles forward, many Karens still scratch out a living as farmers. In mountain and jungle areas, little is left over for education or healthcare.

Since 2015, Earth Mission Asia has been operating a five-year Physician Assistant training program that is specifically designed around problems commonly found in rural villages. We are also developing training programs needed to support healthcare teams in in the jungle (i.e. engineering technology and administration). Our strategies are especially focused on empowering students from these areas.